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Formed in Switzerland in October 2013, the Gauthier Toux Trio brings together three young exponents from the European jazz scene. All three are enthusiasts of the jazz tradition, but are also into electronic music, rock, hip-hop. The band will give its first UK performance at Pizza Express to present its new album « The colours you see », to be released on Naim Records on May 4th, on stage. With his third album, French pianist Gauthier Toux has tried to highlight his very personal approach to colours.

Photo credit : Sylvain Gripoix

"Pianist's Gauthier Toux compositions have a knack for melody that gets under the skin. Unafraid of the complex, or playing with his heart fully on display, he's an emerging talent to watch." - Debra Richard (Jazzwise, Swiss jazz selection)

« With this album, his third as a leader, Gauthier Toux has created some outstanding music, in step with current developments in jazz, a work of rare sophistication ranging in tone from dark to radiant.» - Eric Legnini

With his third album “The colours you see” (to be released on UK label Naim Records on May 4th – home to Yazz Ahmed, Sons of Kemet...), French pianist Gauthier Toux has tried to highlight his very personal approach to colours. Ever since he was discovered to be colour- blind, he has never ceased to wonder about alternative ways in which they can be perceived, venturing beyond the names assigned to each of them. Each new composition is like the setting to music of anecdotes which relate him to these lights and shades.

Formed in Lausanne, Switzerland in October 2013, the Gauthier Toux Trio brings together three young exponents from the European jazz scene. All three are enthusiasts of the jazz tradition, but are also into electronic music, rock, hip-hop - they are on the same page both personally and musically.

After almost four years playing and travelling together and two albums, More than Ever (2015) and Unexpected Things (2016, NoMadMusic), both critically acclaimed (France Musique’s Choix award, ‘Albums of the month’ selection in Les Inrocks, April 2016, TSF Jazz radio, FIP’s ‘Club Jazz’) there is a sense of brotherhood and unity about these three musicians which manifests itself in music whose key quality is its sincerity.

The Gauthier Toux Trio won prizes at the 2016 Jazz à La Défense national competition, the 2016 Jazz Or Jazz competition, and Jazz à Vienne’s RéZZo Focal in 2017.

www.gauthiertoux.com

Gauthier Toux (piano)

Kenneth Dahl Knudsen (acoustic bass)

Maxence Sibille (drums)